Why I supported Jan 6's hartal
I may not support the hartal programme itself on January 6, but I definitely support the issue behind it. I am one of the thousands of nobodies of this country who are struggling to keep their body and soul together with the monthly salary they get. I have no social life. I have run out of decent excuses to skip invitations to marriage ceremonies, birthday parties, etc., of my relatives. Moreover, I cannot afford the 'proper' kind of dress for my family to 'fit in' with those programmes. I hardly invite friends and relatives to my house. The shabby house I have rented does not help much to glorify my position.
It is very difficult for me to live a decent, let alone respectable, life. In a country where taka 300 crore is a trivial matter and crores of taka can be found in ministers' microbuses, I desperately try to save even 5 or 10 taka whenever I get the opportunity and degrade myself. I do not really know what is in store for me after the latest hike in fuel price.
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